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  • Title: Portico Sheathless Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation via Distal Axillary Artery.
    Author: Bruschi G, Colombo P, Botta L, Nava S, Merlanti B, Belli O, Musca F, Soriano F, Russo CF, Oliva F.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2017 Feb; 103(2):e175-e177. PubMed ID: 28109383.
    Abstract:
    Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been designed to treat older patients affected by severe aortic stenosis who are considered high-risk surgical candidates because of multiple comorbidities. The least invasive approach for transcatheter aortic valves implantation should be considered the transfemoral retrograde route, because it is minimally invasive and is feasible with local anesthesia and mild sedation. Despite significant technical improvements in recent years, the transfemoral approach is contraindicated in cases of severe peripheral artery disease. We describe the first case of a Portico transcatheter aortic valve implantation system (St. Jude Medical, Minneapolis, MN) made through the distal axillary artery in a 90-year-old patient affected by severe aortic stenosis.
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